Kaveripakkam

Kaveripakkam
city
Kaveripakkam

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 12°54′06″N 79°27′50″E / 12.901667°N 79.463889°E / 12.901667; 79.463889Coordinates: 12°54′06″N 79°27′50″E / 12.901667°N 79.463889°E / 12.901667; 79.463889
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
Region Vellore
District Vellore
Talukas Arakonam
Elevation 160 m (520 ft)
Population (2001)[1]
  Total 12,514
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 632 508
Telephone code 04177
Vehicle registration TN-73
Lok Sabha constituency Arakonam
Vidhan Sabha constituency Sholinghur
Other Languages Telugu, Urdu

Kaveripakkam is a panchayat town in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,[2] Kaveripakkam had a population of 12,514. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kaveripakkam has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kaveripakkam, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Attractions

Kaveripakkam is a tourist spot known for a lake built by King Nandivarman III of Pallava dynasty. This place was called 'Kavithapakkam' during the reign of the Pallavas. Recent excavations have unearthed 16th century artifacts such as pottery materials and burnt clay products. These artifacts are now displayed at Government Museum in Vellore.

Kaveripakkam lake is the second largest lake in Tamil Nadu. This lake irrigates more than 30 villages. This is the main tourist spot.

Sholingur Narasimha Temple in Sholingur is 25 km away. Puduppadi, Panapakkam and Natteri are places in the neighborhood.

Kaveripakkam is 40 km from Vellore and 78 km west of Chennai International Airport. The nearest rail access points are Walajah Road Junction Railway Station and Sholinghur Railway Station.

Location

On the northern banks of the Palar River, Kaveripakkam is a town in Vellore District of Tamil Nadu. This town, also known as Kaveripak, is 10 km east of Walajapet and 30 km from Kanchipuram.

Kaveripakkam is about 100 km west of Chennai, 40 km east of Vellore and 28 km west of Kanchipuram. Kaveripakkam has more than 50 small villages around the town. Kaveripakkam is the entry town of Vellore Dist

Major educational institutions

Colleges

  1. Matheri Teachers Training Institute
  2. Kaveripakkam College of Arts & Science
  3. Shri Sapthagiri Institute of Technology

Technical institutions

  1. Industrial Training Institutes
  2. appleTek Computer Solutions
  3. CSC computer centre

Schools

  1. Anne Marie Matric Hr.Sec. School, Thiruparkadal
  2. Government Boys Higher Secondary School
  3. Government Girls Higher Secondary School
  4. Swamy Vivekananda Vidyalaya Matric School
  5. DGR Matric Higher Sec School
  6. Saraswathi Vidhyalaya Matric Higher Sec School
  7. NAG Matric Higher Sec School & NAG Vidyasharmam (CBSE), Sumaithangi

Tutions

  1. Chokalingam Tution Center
  2. Pichandi Tution Centre

Banks

  1. Corporation bank with ATM
  2. Indian Bank with ATM
  3. State Bank of India with ATM(2)
  4. Vellore central Co operative bank
  5. Federal Bank ATM
  6. Tata Indicash ATM

Crops

Plantain is the most predominant crop in Kaveripakkam followed by rice. Banana fruit and banana tree products are very famous all over the district and state.

History

The war between Raza sahib and Robert Clive was held at this place. This is a well known war between British East India Company and Arcot Nawab. Raza sahib lead 7000 soldiers as a chief commander of Arcot Nawab's army. British forces were led by Robert Clive with 500 soldiers. But with new techniques and new weapons Robert Clive defeated Raza Sahib.

During the war periods valuable statues were buried in land near the Shri Sundara Varadharaja perumal temple. The archaeology department found many statues near this temple. Recently a few statues were found during temple renovation.

Important Temples

Apart from above temples, some other small temples are present. In old temples, we could see lot of notable Tamil scripts. Here the ancient note is present on gods.

Hotels and shops

  1. Murugan Idly Shop
  2. Garden Hotel
  3. Jothi Mess
  4. Highway Motel
  5. Mangala High Pure Vegterian
  6. Thalapakatti Briyani has seen the place to open

Famous residents

Vasuki, the wife of great Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar, was born in Kondapuram which is part of Kaveripakkam. There is no awareness and significant evidence are not available in this place.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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